Over the past five years, perhaps no country has produced more elite footballing prospects than France. Yet despite this unparalleled rate in talent production, France have often struggled in youth tournaments, underachieving despite frequently bringing stacked squads with plenty of senior minutes under their belts.   Their players aren’t as reliant on a youth tournament…

Napoli has had an impressive start to the 2021/22 Serie A season, having sat on top of the table from Rounds 4 until 15 until it suffered a 3-2 defeat to Atalanta in Week 16. The Partenopei are still just four points behind league leaders Inter and they have been a competitive team under new…

Despite their struggles in front of goal, it’s been a largely positive start for the new-look Wolves side under Bruno Lage. Only Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea have conceded less goals than the Wanderers. New signings Hwang Hee-chan and Jose Sa have gained plaudits for their performances, whilst Raul Jimenez is slowly but surely getting…

I first noticed the star power of Allan Saint-Maximin thanks to Hatem Ben Arfa. When I first started watching football seriously in 2013, I was obsessed with talented dribblers. I scoured YouTube for all the highlights I could find of the best dribblers in the world doing crazy things.   I watched hours of Ronaldo…

Much can be said about Cobham. For those that don’t know what Cobham is, it is a secret lab somewhere in West London that churns out elite-level footballers at what seems to be an abnormal rate. In all seriousness though, the plaudits cannot be directed in one singular direction. The coaching staff, infrastructure, club and…

For a lot of people, Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis introduced himself to the football world by mimicking the renowned ‘Siuuu’ celebration at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium as if to taunt the home supporters, something many won’t dare to do, but which shows the kind of character he is.   Two years later, while playing in the…

It only took Thomas Tuchel nine minutes to lose his patience with Hakim Ziyech. The Watford game was precariously balanced at 1-1 and the 28-year-old Moroccan had already failed with a cross-field diagonal to Marcos Alonso which was intercepted, received a yellow for fouling João Pedro on the counter, bafflingly passed the ball out of…

Few fanbases in world football should be as excited for their club’s future, both short and long term, as Chelsea’s right now. Whether you’re looking at the project over the next six months or six years, the talent pool across all ranks is unmatched and the opportunities appear endless.   With the likelihood that Liverpool…

When Alan Pace completed his takeover of Burnley, he promised to adopt a “unique” approach to running the club. Eleven months on, it’s evident that we should take the 53-year-old at his word.   “We are not going to do stupid stuff,” the former banker said in January. “We may say silly things that people…

A 23-year-old Brazilian striker who has 57 goals and assists in his last 62 games; somehow, Arthur Cabral is yet to gain the praise he truly deserves. Attention is beginning to burgeon, especially since West Ham have reportedly made a recent £17m bid for him.   The hammers are not the only Premier League club…